{"id":711810,"date":"2026-04-07T21:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/711810\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T21:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:00:15","slug":"kentucky-gets-great-transfer-portal-news-on-breakout-nba-candidate-20-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/711810\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky gets great transfer portal news on ‘breakout NBA candidate’ 20-year old"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kentucky gets great transfer portal news on ‘breakout NBA candidate’ 20-year old<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most of the headlines in the next couple weeks generated by the Kentucky Wildcats<\/a> men’s basketball program will have to do with the transfer portal and new faces.<\/p>\n

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This one, though, is about a familiar fella.<\/p>\n

Kam Williams isn’t leaving Kentucky. He’s chosen to return instead, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Williams is a 6-foot-8 forward who Givony calls a “breakout NBA candidate.”<\/p>\n

He’s 20 years old and just played 18 minutes per game in the past season, averaging 6.0 points per game. He shot 69% from 2-point land and 36% from 3-point range.<\/p>\n

Given his minutes, Williams could’ve tried to transfer and go elsewhere. There’s always risk in staying put that the coaching staff will land a new guy out of the portal and essentially keep you buried on the bench.<\/p>\n

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Williams is betting on himself, though, and on the chance to stay in a place he already knows, rather than trying to find the perfect fit and not knowing whether it’ll work out or not.<\/p>\n

He’s already done the transfer thing once anyway. He began his college career at Tulane as a four-star recruit from Lafayette, Louisiana, before coming to Kentucky after a single season.<\/p>\n

He had averaged 9.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.1 blocks per game with the Green Wave to catch the eye of Mark Pope and Kentucky.<\/p>\n

It’s a refreshing move by Williams to stay put. In the modern landscape of this sport, guys leave. It’s simply the way it works.<\/p>\n

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Williams, though, has chosen to stay. He’ll be hoping he’s rewarded nicely at Kentucky, and in a potential pro future.<\/p>\n

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